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The 1996 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the Big East title with the Miami Hurricanes and the Virginia Tech Hokies. Syracuse was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Orangemen defeated Houston. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
1996 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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Big East co-champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 30–17 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 9–3 (6–1 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George DeLeone (10th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Norm Gerber (13th season) |
Captain | Kevin Abrams, Harvey Pennypacker, Malcolm Thomas[1] |
Home stadium | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Miami (FL) + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Syracuse + | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 North Carolina* | No. 9 | ESPN2 | L 10–27 | 48,097 | [2] | |
September 21 | 7:30 pm | at Minnesota* | No. 23 | ESPN2 | L 33–35 | 45,756 | ||
September 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 18 Virginia Tech |
| CBS | W 52–21 | 49,069 | [3] | |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers |
| ESPN Plus | W 42–0 | 48,112 | ||
October 12 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN Plus | W 55–7 | 45,103 | ||
October 26 | 12:00 pm | at Boston College | CBS | W 45–17 | 44,500 | |||
November 2 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18 West Virginia | CBS | W 30–7 | 56,312 | [4] | ||
November 9 | 3:30 pm | at Tulane* | No. 24 | W 31–7 | 13,537 | [5] | ||
November 16 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 Army* | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 42–17 | 49,257 | [6] |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Temple | No. 16 | ESPN Plus | W 36–15 | 4,312 | ||
November 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Miami (FL) | No. 16 |
| CBS | L 31–38 | 49,426 | |
December 27 | 3:00 pm | vs. Houston* | No. 23 | ESPN | W 30–17 | 49,163 | ||
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Defense
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Special teams
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